Мое Бали My Bali

I'll start with the main one. We (my wife and I) love Bali very much. Maybe that's why I'm a little biased. But whoever reads my reviews may notice that I try to be objective. Now in order.
1. Hotel.
I already wrote once that if you pay 1-2 thousand dollars for 2 weeks of rest, it is not serious to demand royal apartments and service. But in terms of price-quality ratio, I would put a solid 4. I was in Bali and in the best hotels. But everything is relative. Yes, the renovation would not hurt, but it's clean. The plumbing works. There are no cockroaches (saw once on a flight of stairs). They clean and change towels every day. Bed in a day. Tipping is not required! Tea, coffee, water in the room every day. You can even take a supplement. The rooms are quite dry (surprised). Take the upper floors - you can see the ocean from almost all rooms. The area is large and clean. The pools are open at night! After dinner (or excursions) to swim with a beer - super! The beach is large, the ocean goes away, but you can swim at low tide. Someone saw snakes in the thickets near the reefs (I read in the reviews that you can’t swim because of them).

Now for the bad. The dirtiest beach in the area. True, there are 5s nearby, but still... Breakfast is not very good, fruits - watermelons, mangoes, melons, pineapples alternately. There are practically no vegetables. Meat can always be found on the Catan table. Fried eggs are optional, because there are potatoes, noodles, soups. Juices are not fresh, but normal. There is milk, yoghurts... By the way, scrambled eggs. Chefs have standard frying pans - for 2 eggs. If you want more, take 2-3 plates, but don't ask for more eggs in the pan (doesn't fit! ). Yes, the biggest minus is the Chinese, but this is a special conversation. Although there were Germans, and Australians, and Poles. From Ukrainians - only we! We met a family from Australia - they have been resting in this hotel for 16 years in a row!
2. Prices.
The prices were amazing. They've probably doubled in 2 years! Especially for alcohol. We flew through Jakarta and "flew" past the duty free. Felt! Bali collection has changed. There are more shops. Prices are almost the same as in supermarkets. That is a small difference. So it’s not worth going to Kuta specifically for clothes. Especially considering the price of the road. Taxis remained with the same prices. Kuta is 150 thousand rupees (with expectation), Uluwatu is asked for 200, Denpasar - 200-250. $30-40 per day. The $ itself was 8200-8500 rupees. It is better to change in Baulya. By the way, where to eat. Demand cards for discounts after the first dinner (up to 20%). And there are no non-rolls, as in Collection (although the Russian restaurant there is very tasty! ). Dinner from 150 rupees for two. In Russian - from 200. Beer 27-30 thousand. Big bottle of Bintan. You can dine on the beach. Delicious seafood salads and local soup. Beer in Baulya is 3-4 thousand cheaper! In supermarkets, beer and food are cheaper, but, I repeat, excluding travel. Is it worth it specifically? Ham about 80-100 thousand per 1 kg.
3. Bali.
It is a paradise! True for an amateur! Silence, tranquility, the attitude of the locals, nature - everything is conducive to relaxation. Who is looking for entertainment should go to Thailand. Kuta is also noisy, but very "youthful". We are not old, but skateboards, waves, companies of "wild" Australians, rastamans under the "weed" are not for us.
Output. Love Bali, come not to count eggs and look for cockroaches, but to relax and enjoy nature!